Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-30
NICE.


people OF all nations meet upon splendid
avenue close to the seashore aud the noun |
tains
When the writer was small boy-a very
small and lively small bcy-he found him.
self one warm summer morning in mid.
winter, standing In \ garden In front OF an
imposing residence. 1t was q sort Of Sunday
garden in his eyes. for everything was trim
and neat as care could make it Tho even
paths were lined with even hedges, the
sward was level rs the water in the basin of
the silent fountain, aud the very snails went
marching on its granite trim ss steadily aud
evenly, in single no. as though there hung
no golden oranges ready 10 drop from the
dark green overhead.
1t was one Of the hundred villas OF the bat
tie battered, earthquake shattered, tourist
talked OF town of Nice, as the headline Of a
western paper ID ight describe IL They call
il niece, and no brothers daughter could be
brighter than the winter climate OF nice Nice.
Families OF foreign tourists from the track.
less fore sis of America, aud the cold and sun.
less shores of Britain settle in these villas,
and live on the tlit system through the
winter. but in the eyes OF the inhabitants
there is no difference all who speak English
are called English. Wandering through the
town the small boy found that Arabs accosted
him with the remark "Oh yeZ!n He had
been surprised so often since he had left the
Quaker school in Philadelphia that he did not
wonder much at this until he turned corner
and came iull upon crowd OF boys who
shrieked in chorus "Oh ytZ On yez"
He paused a moment and reflected then
Ia used the only French he knew-Glue est
la prx? That he should ask what WAS the
price of being called an "On yes greatly
pleased the esmins" and they hsstened 10
name exorbitant figures when there appeared
upon the scene 4 tai man in a most peculiar
uniform and the boys instantly dispersed. He
wore a loDg-.ailed narrow-wa waisted coat and q
long rarer- r-lke sword, but the climax and
marvel of his whole costume was a cooked
hat resembling the "chapeaux de bris"
carried 10y naval Off ,ers on state occasions
A TOY roLICEMAN
He WAS military and disnihed in aspec!
| and pushed a heavy pair of black nous
| taches in front OF him as he walked along,
| but there were plenty moro like him in the
| town, all equally orn amertal and harmless.
| The police force of Mica WAS at that time a
great source OF amusement to the foreign
| residents.
| An Irish lad. with fyeckle face, brim full
| OF good humor, joined tho American and eX
| planned, "That chaps geudsrme-thst's
! | what they call their cops, bu. We dent ever
| cave 1t when they come, Cause they nivel
| could rim at ALL
. There was no douo. about the pure II iber
, | nian biood OF the YOUTH, and his rich lrist
) accent and bread jolly smile were so mirtf
| provoking thst they make the writer rest hi
| pen and laugh at the mere memory of them
[ "Wby can't he ruu? What do you meal
, | by cave t?' were natural questions, bu
| young Ireland jumped.
aye air . Ysnkee!"
. "No, I'm Pennsy lvania ian."
q 'Dont care about pencils, but ye air
0 | Yankee!"
3 al am an American, not ali Ameri
+ | cans are Yankees" and an earnest a.
, | tempt WAS made to explain the extent c
Nack nd t..t hat NOT.
q | Yankee, the speaker was from Mort
4 America Then the Irish boy explaine
Il that cave 1t meant look cut, clear out, 'chees
l. it," that a gendsrne ran with great peril bs
?. | cause his sword was in the habit of gettin
g | between his legs with results disastrous
II | cooked hats and dignity.
Y Ssun'ering along With PatMurphy throug
q | wide and pleasant streets we came 10
}. river bed, not as wide as the Schuylkill bt
!, | with walled banks on either side and no wa.e
a | near them. Down the centre OF its ston
,. bottom trckled little rivuiet, and bendin
q over II were a score OF figures in bright color
-washerwomen from the old town across Ii
Dry river, as this water course is called.
this clear sunny climate bright colors are tn
rule, aud the poorest ofthe people, toursmer
% | peasants or fishermen have touch of fiin
| ing scarlet or some other flash of color in tt 3!
/. costumes; so ths. strangers from NOR
= sombre climates note the cheerful effect an
follow suit, and the whole town is bright an
gay the winter through.
q ATRoPICAL SCENE.
Yes, 1t was winter when tho writer toe
i this walk to the hot wall OF the Dry river au
y along ii TO the grateful shade OF the state
palms in public gardens that are farther down
Near its mouth the river bed is spanned by
u | handsome bridge and on both sides larg
| spaces have been reserved for public gardens
u | Broad paths curve evenly around clumps {
. | palms and masses OF tropical plants, an
3 Z fountains splash steadily and sleepily in tn
1 IN hnt find NJ ntrfF Ton tat
and mass OF green beyond, and looki
over both Ned sees high up in tn
, sky, yet not so very far away, a line OF gram
! old mountains, their highest SUBMITS a
I OF palm trees, the Appeunes wear thei
winter snow caps, and in spring send torrent
!, OF cold water rushing down the Dry river
!! | the sea.
q Passing large band pavilion we leave tn
garden and come out upon the famou
Z. | "Promenade des Anglais'' which stretcht
y for mile along the ocean from the b.idg
. and Is connected by it with the " Qlai d
70 Midi" the main street OF the old tow
y Facing the sea is long row OF hsndson
% hotels, private dwellings and villas, and /
70 front OF them are beds OF flowers an
3 | tropical plants while across the broad roa,
10 way there is we'll kept promenade danke
on either side by beds, and groups of plant
and having towards tue sea low hedg
l. very dense and well trimmed, throug
which openings here and there lead down
~ l tue " sulDSl6 - DoacN. no leNel sandy SlOf
u as along our Jersey coast, but stretc
l. | Of rugged water.worn stones and coars
| gravel. Curious stones worked by ii
sarI eld waves into strange shapes
!. lava, pumice fine veined msruie, bit J. eve
y a shell or trace OF sand, id no one bath
ing in the breakers.
THE DRESS PARADE.
Ia the afternoon "all the world and h
wife went out tor walk on tho Prom,
made des Anglsis," and what spirited seen
1t was
q The road was crowded with msgpiticer
< turnouts four in hand, with shining tray
t pings Of the harness on graceful. po.erir
y | horses, gToOms and coachmen in livery, an
T smart little tigers " perched up behind, @
some member Of q royal family, with footne
' and Outriders sweeping grandly along an
q raising his hat to the right and left in al
:. swer 10 the eager salutes OF tiunkies of q
o nations.
Q Who's tha! military young man with th
o blonde beard, who sits alone on the back sea
Q OF an open carriage facing two other gentle
!. men, while four bag horses whirl him wit
. four gray footmen along the seaside of tn
D | svenuep
"Thst is unser Fritz" says German
friend, as he raises his hat with glow q
| PRIDE " lie will wear the crown well, W.
think, and the old Kaiser must soon give
up"
That was in 1867, and "ihe old X Kaiser
bas added twenty years 70 his reign, bu
Fritz can ride no more along the Promensd
/ 06A AnQlRa at Mica.